Happy 70th birthday, Marvel!

Should I bust out that walker, old man? Nah, I’m just kidding. You’ve only got 40 years, and 356 days on me. Congratulations. Regardless, why this is a special occasion for me is I’ve followed X-Men comics since literally 1986.

My first memory is an ad with Wolverine that had a banner over it saying “Serious?” and I thought that was the character’s name. Soon after, somehow, my parents bought me a poster of Wolverine slashing with blood streaked claws. To say this was inappropriate for a six year old to have is just putting it mildly. However, I’ve been hooked on Marvel, and especially X-Men comics, ever since.

(Insert Beatles music here) So today is your birthday, so happy birthday to you. In celebration Marvel is having parties everywhere. Here are some of the parties happening at participating Barnes and Nobles around the country: